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  • The Tyranny of Writing

    Ideologies of the Written Word

    Edited by Constanze Weth, Dr Kasper Juffermans ...
    Series series Advances in Sociolinguistics
    This book examines the powerful role of writing in society. The invention of writing, independently at various places and times in history, always stood at the cradle of powerful civilizations. It is impossible to imagine modern life without writing. As individuals and social groups we hold high expectations of its potential for societal and personal development. Globally, huge resources have been ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

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    The Quintessential Guide to the King's English, Cockney Slang, and Other Flummoxing British Phrases

    by Christopher J. Moore ...
    The quintessential A to Z guide to British English—perfect for every egghead and bluestocking looking to conquer the language barrierOscar Wilde once said the Brits have "everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language."Any visitor to Old Blighty can sympathize with Mr. Wilde. After all, even fluent English speakers can be at sixes and sevens when told to pick up the "dog ... Read more

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  • Raciolinguistics

    How Language Shapes Our Ideas About Race

    Edited by H. Samy Alim, John R. Rickford, Arnetha F. Ball ...
    Raciolinguistics reveals the central role that language plays in shaping our ideas about race and vice versa. The book brings together a team of leading scholars-working both within and beyond the United States-to share powerful, much-needed research that helps us understand the increasingly vexed relationships between race, ethnicity, and language in our rapidly changing world. Combining the ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Jailtacht

    The Irish Language, Symbolic Power and Political Violence in Northern Ireland, 1972-2008

    by Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost ...
    This book tells the dramatic and often surprising story of the learning of the Irish language by Irish Republican prisoners held in the infamous H-block cells during the bloody political conflict in Northern Ireland. Using research methods and techniques, the author closely analyses the emergence of the Irish language amongst republican prisoners and ex prisoners in Northern Ireland from the 1970s ... Read more

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  • Sociolinguistic Fieldwork

    by Natalie Schilling ...
    Series series Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
    Looking for an easy-to-use, practical guide to conducting fieldwork in sociolinguistics? This invaluable textbook will give you the skills and knowledge required for carrying out research projects in 'the field', including: • How to select and enter a community • How to design a research sample • What recording equipment to choose and how to operate it • How to collect, store and manage data • How ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • Discourse and Social Life

    by Srikant Sarangi, Malcolm Coulthard ...
    This collection brings together for the first time in a single volume many of the major figures in contemporary discourse studies. Each chapter is an original contribution which has been specifically commissioned for this book, and together they document the wide range of concerns and techniques which characterise the discipline at the turn of the century.Discourse and Social Life is concerned ... Read more

    $105.99 USD

  • Advances in Intergroup Communication

    Edited by Howard Giles, Anne Maass ...
    Series Book 21 - Language as Social Action
    Advances in Intergroup Communication is a timely contribution to the field. It reflects developments in older, more established intergroup settings (e.g., gender, sexual orientation, organizations) whilst introducing newer studies such as the military and political parties. It also pays attention to emerging trends in new media and social networks and considers the developing field of neuroscience ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Interactions across Englishes

    Linguistic Choices in Local and International Contact Situations

    by Christiane Meierkord ...
    Series series Studies in English Language
    English is a language at the centre of research into language contact, because its global spread has resulted in contact with an enormous variety of different languages worldwide, leading to the creation of many new varieties of English, including second language varieties, and also pidgins and creoles. This book takes an original look at what happens when speakers of these different varieties ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Sharing Perspectives on English-Medium Instruction

    Edited by Katherine Ackerley, Marta Guarda, Francesca Helm ...
    Series Book 222 - Linguistic Insights
    English is increasingly used as a medium of instruction in European higher education not only in northern countries, but also in the European ‘south’. This volume is fruit of a project which was carried out in a public university based in the north-east of Italy with the aim of delivering professional development for university lecturers engaged in EMI. It begins with an overview of the European ... Read more

    $93.99 USD

  • Researching Sociopragmatic Variability

    Perspectives from Variational, Interlanguage and Contrastive Pragmatics

    Edited by K. Beeching, H. Woodfield ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Researching Sociopragmatic Variability showcases a range of research approaches to the study of speech acts and pragmatic markers across different languages and varieties of a language, investigating native and non-native usages and variation across gender, situation and addressee. ... Read more

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  • Corpus Pragmatics

    A Handbook

    Edited by Karin Aijmer, Christoph Rühlemann ...
    Corpus linguistics is a long-established method which uses authentic language data, stored in extensive computer corpora, as the basis for linguistic research. Moving away from the traditional intuitive approach to linguistics, which used made-up examples, corpus linguistics has made a significant contribution to all areas of the field. Until very recently, corpus linguistics has focused almost ... Read more

    $39.39 USD

  • English as a Lingua Franca

    Theorizing and teaching English

    by Ian Mackenzie ...
    English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching English examines the English used among non-native speakers around the world today and its relation to English as a native language, as well as the implications for English language teaching.Challenging and incisive, this book analyses positive and negative accounts of English as a lingua franca, and its linguistic features, within the context of ... Read more

    $73.99 USD